THIS summer holiday, The Harvey Centre, Harlow, is getting ready for some very special guest appearances. On Saturday 29 August, Peppa Pig fans will be delighted as Peppa, her brother George, plus Mummy and Daddy Pig visit the Harvey Centre for a fun filled day.…

BATTS Table Tennis Club will be launching a bid to take on the country’s top players over the weekend of September 12-13. Last season the Old Harlow club’s first team achieved a dramatic promotion to the Premier Division of the Senior British League. This outstanding…

A 47-year-old man accused of causing the death of former Harlow College dance student Daniela Ruggiero in a car accident has appeared in court. Ms Ruggiero and her friend Charlotte Dove were killed in an accident on the A10 in Hertfordshire on October 15, 2013.…

A GRANDFATHER is celebrating working for 50 years at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital. When Bob Parsons, who lives in the town, first started working at the hospital as a porter it had only recently opened to patients. PAH, which at the time was called simply…

THE percentage of pupils achieving the expected level in reading, writing and maths in state-funded primary schools in Essex has risen once again. Data released by the Department for Education today shows 81 per cent of 11-year-olds achieved level 4 or higher in their Sats…

HARLOW Penguins East Region Champion, Karl Batorski returned to competing at the highest national level after a ten-year absence in the British Swimming Championships at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Pool. Batorski, 27, qualified for the event as one of the fastest 24 swimmers in the UK…

THE DOWNPOURS that occurred on Wednesday may have caused a number of blockages or flood areas across the town of Harlow. Essex County Council has reminded residents that there is a page on their website to report these occurrences. https://secureweb1.essexcc.gov.uk/Highways/Report-a-highway-problem.aspx

0700 hrs M11 Essex – Slow traffic on M11 southbound between J5, A1168 (Loughton) and J4, A406 (Woodford).

NEW Respect resources are available for clubs and leagues who’d like to ‘Set Your Stall Out’ during 2015/16 and send out clear, important messages about how they want to see grassroots football being played and watched in this country. Last year over 1,200 clubs and…

The green-fingered owners of 27 beautiful gardens in and around Harlow, Church Langley and Hastingwood threw open their gates to visitors for the two-day event organised by the charity’s Harlow Friends. From cottage and farmhouse gardens to courtyards and allotments, there was plenty to delight…

Private Victor George Parish Victor lived at Hobbs Cross and Threshersbush. He enlisted and served with The 1st Battalion of The Essex Regiment. Victor killed in action on August 6th at the age of 18 and is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli.…

POLICE have released an e-fit of a man they want to identify in connection with the attempted robbery of a schoolboy. The 12-year-old victim was walking home from school along Tendring Road, Harlow, at 3.45pm on Wednesday June 17 when a man sitting near a…

A LORRY driver has been charged with causing two deaths by dangerous driving following a multiple-vehicle crash on the M11. Three cars, a horsebox and a lorry were involved in the crash on the northbound carriageway on May 15 last year. Geoffrey Mills, aged 53,…

MORE than 200 soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion returning from active duty in Afghanistan will proudly march through Harlow Town Centre on Thursday 22 October 2015 at 12.30pm it has been announced. The Regiment was bestowed the Freedom of the Town by…